Feeling fed up :(

I was in this cycle for a long time, still am sometimes. What helped me is that I found something else to sink my anger and feelings into. I also put distance between me and food so it's not a larger temptation since it's just right there.

Sarasari wrote: »

Can you turn to exercise instead? I mean it. If you can talk a walk or go for a run instead you'll get the same rush that you get from the food but instead of feeling guilty and gross from overeating you will feel good for having done something good for yourself. Trust me I was the biggest stress eater I know, if I can do it, you can too.

lol, this is exactly hat I do! I hit the pavement or the punching bag,, >.>

sockmad wrote: »

Had a massive row with hubby yesterday felt really rubbish and down. Turned to food an drink just for some escape and now I'm angry with myself. Same old circle and really need to break the habit of turning to food any tips pls?

First off, no need to be angry with yourself. In time of need you had to turn to something that comforts you, in many of our cases, that is food.

The way I was able to handle such situations, you will need patience and practice. Your daily diary logging is your best friend, in my humble opinion. When you daily log everything you eat, no matter good or bad, you automatically start thinking about what you put in your mouth. The binge and overeating slowly gets under control and before you know it, you are subconsciously thinking about how much to eat etc.

This will take patience and practice. Just keep at it. Log the good, the bad, and the ugly and I am confident that you will get control of your eating habits.

Good luck in your future adventures

I haven't broken this habit yet myself. But I've started keeping better grab-and-eat foods in the fridge, so when I do begin to binge or eat from emotion, the easiest thing to grab is mounds of salad or carrots or such. The higher-calorie stuff all needs cooking, so I don't bother with it. Eventually I need to follow the advice above and find a non-eating way to deal with everything, but at least this way I don't wind up feeling worse after I've eaten than I did before.

Regardless - this is one event on one day. Tomorrow always starts fresh. My proverb? Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

When I was married, whenever my hub and I got into an argument, I would head out the door and take a bike ride. It helped clear my head and calm me down so that when I got back, it would be easier to resolve whatever issue we had. So it was a win-win method for me.

When I'm really upset I clean something, cupboards, a closet and if it's really bad my oven!

Find something else to replace the emotional eating with like exercise. I get out the house and hit the park or the gym when I know I'm about to binge. This saves me from bingeing 50% of the time which is very successful in my book!

Also, maybe try reading/studying. I sometimes break open my old dusty calculus or differential equations textbook when I'm feeling depressed. It makes me realize how much I've forgotten.... so I then frequent some websites like physicsforum which I love.

Maybe you could try turning all that anger into a punching bag instead of food. Do you use a gym? Somebody once suggested putting an old used tire on a tree outside and beating it with a baseball bat. Therapeutic and calorie shredding

I have a slightly different approach. When I feel that the comfort binge is inevitable then I have a big spoonful of peanut butter (nothing else). It makes your mouth feel satisfied. It is just sweet enough and it is such a dominant flavor / smell that it overtakes any other craving. It kinda stops me in my tracks without too much impact on my day's diary.

And the other thing is to keep the diary honest. Put it down in black and white, and then afterwards you can review it and decide if it was worth it.